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A review of the relationship between gilles de la tourette syndrome and speech and language

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A review of the relationship between speech and language disorders and tic disorders is presented. Selected aspects of neurophysiological functioning linking speech and language disorders are reviewed. A model for this relationship is presented. The utility of TS as a model for understanding cognitive and linguistic functioning is discussed.

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  1. Child Evaluation and Treatment Program Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital University of North Dakota, 58202, Grand Forks, North Dakota

    Larry Burd

  2. Departments of Neuroscience and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of North Dakota, 58202, Grand Forks, North Dakota

    Larry Burd

  3. Center for Teaching and Learning, University of North Dakota, 58202, Grand Forks, North Dakota

    Larry Burd

  4. University of North Dakota, 58202, Grand Forks, North Dakota

    Cindi Leech

  5. School of Medicine, University of North Dakota, 58202, Grand Forks, North Dakota

    Jacob Kerbeshian (Clinical Professor of Neuroscience)

  6. King Faisal Research, Centre and Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Generoso G. Gascon

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Burd, L., Leech, C., Kerbeshian, J. et al. A review of the relationship between gilles de la tourette syndrome and speech and language. J Dev Phys Disabil 6, 271–289 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578415

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